The Kik

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The Kik is a Dutch music group notable for paying homage to 1960s-era Beat music with Dutch lyrics ("Nederbeat"). They released their debut CD in May 2012 and quickly received national attention.

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History

The group was founded in 2010 by Rotterdammer Dave von Raven (formerly of The Madd, a Nederbeat-inspired band with English lyrics), and released two singles in English in 2011 before switching to lyrics in Dutch [1] in which, according to a critic for NU.nl, they combine camp with sincerity. [2] They released their first album in 2012, Springlevend. A reviewer for de Volkskrant commented on the humorous and upbeat lyrics (mostly about girls), and singled out an adaptation of "Pleasant Valley Sunday", a hit for The Monkees in 1967. [3] A reviewer for De Telegraaf said, "Their enthusiasm is contagious, their authentic-sounding Beatles-beats are fantastic." [4]

The Kik were announced as the house band for the Dutch television show De Wereld Draait Door , for twelve episodes of the 2013 season; [1] [5] they performed on the show in May 2012 to promote Springlevend. [6]

In 2019 they made a tribute to Boudewijn de Groot's Voor de Overlevenden & Picknick.

Members

Discography

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Kik nieuwe huisband DWDD". Het Parool . 24 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. Oitman, Pierre (30 May 2012). "Rev. of The Kik, Springlevend". NU.nl . Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. Kramer, Gijsbert (30 May 2012). "Rev. of The Kik, Springlevend". de Volkskrant . Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. Wijlaars, Bart (26 May 2012). "Rev. of The Kik, Springlevend". De Telegraaf . Retrieved 30 May 2012. Het enthousiasme is aanstekelijk, de authentiek lijkende Beatlesbeats zijn fantastisch.
  5. "The Kik nieuwe huisband DWDD". RTV Rijnmond . 25 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  6. "Joop Van den Ende en Mart Smeets te gast in De Wereld Draait Door". TV-Visie . 23 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.